obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> the nationwide meningitis outbreak is growing. maryland officials identified two more people infected after receiving a inject, bringing the total now to 5. the death toll from the outbreak is up to 8 and health officials report 105 confirmed cases in 9 states. fox's mary ann rapheerty has the latest. >> we're investigating an unusual outbreak of meningitis. >> reporter: more than 17,000 vials about have been shied out to 120 facilities in 23 states. despite -- despite the numbers, only a select portion of the population is infected. >> if you have any steroidsal injects between july of this year and the 28th, you need to be aware of this. >> reporter: one indiana wom was informed the steroids injection she received for back pain may have been contaminated. she's nervously anticipating the outcome of her test results. >> i had a severe headache that i couldn't get out of bed and hasn't went away yet. this is nerve racking. >> reporter: